The 26-year-old middleweight complained it was impossible to compete against some of the others who had years of dance training behind them.

And he complained that the judges were particularly harsh with him – despite the fact that he was a complete novice with no dance experience whatsoever.

Ogogo, who is also hindered by a shoulder injury, said: “I felt really gutted, I did feel really devastated and upset. I’ve never danced.

"When you’re up against Jay McGuinness who’s done ballet, and Helen George who’s done ballet and Peter Andre who’s been a pop star for as long as I’ve been alive, it’s very, very hard to beat all those guys. I think it’s hard to do well.

He added: “I hope I never lose a boxing match in my life because if I feel this down about getting kicked off of Strictly – which I’ve only been doing for six weeks – imagine how upset and down I’d feel if I lost a boxing match?”

Saturday night’ show pulled in 8.9million viewers, peaking with 10.5 for Jay McGuiness’s Pulp Fiction jive, which drew the first 10 of the series.

The former popstar with The Wanted is now favourite to win the series, ahead of Peter Andre.